tas Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, Chicken. said: I imagine Jake would respond something like this... I mean, listen, we're talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, we talking about practice. Not a game. Not, not … Not the game that I go out there and die for and play every game like it's my last. Not the game, but we're talking about practice, man. I mean, how silly is that? … And we talking about practice. I know I supposed to be there. I know I'm supposed to lead by example... I know that... And I'm not.. I'm not shoving it aside, you know, like it don't mean anything. I know it's important, I do. I honestly do... But we're talking about practice man. What are we talking about? Practice? We're talking about practice, man. [laughter from the media crowd] We're talking about practice. We're talking about practice. We ain't talking about the game. [more laughter] We're talking about practice, man. When you come to the arena, and you see me play, you see me play don't you? You've seen me give everything I've got, right? But we're talking about practice right now Man look, I hear you... it's funny to me too, I mean it's strange... it's strange to me too, but we're talking about practiceman, we're not even talking about the game... the actual game, when it matters... We're talking about practice … and nobody will be there to hear him say it, because euro league and ahl players don't get the same soapbox that nhl players do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Is anyone excited that we are about see some playoff type action soon? What a journey we have been through the last few years to get back to this point. Proud of the guys no matter what the outcome is. It's been a fun (and interesting) season so far and hopefully we can continue it with a long run. This is only the start of what's to come. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken. Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 26 minutes ago, theo5789 said: Is anyone excited that we are about see some playoff type action soon? What a journey we have been through the last few years to get back to this point. Proud of the guys no matter what the outcome is. It's been a fun (and interesting) season so far and hopefully we can continue it with a long run. This is only the start of what's to come. I agree. So pumped with the direction of the team as a whole. Best case: make a run and our young guns gain valuable experience about what it takes to win in the playoffs Worst case: lose to the wild and our young guns gain valuable experience about what it takes to win in the playoffs (+ silver lining long shot draft chance increases) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EP Phone Home Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 9 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Quinn embracing his inner Bane and “necessary evil” 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Ironman Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 52 minutes ago, tas said: and nobody will be there to hear him say it, because euro league and ahl players don't get the same soapbox that nhl players do. lol the guy is a 23 year old on a 20g pace in the NHL while playing 3rd line minutes and you're relegating him to the AHL 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nux_win Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 2 hours ago, tas said: jobs aren't earned on the stat sheet, they're earned with work habits. Tyler Motte is a great example of this. Nobody is talking about leaving him off the team despite his points totals. Go Canucks Go! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 OT (and it doesn't deserve it's own thread)......but I thought the following was kind of funny: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, I.Am.Ironman said: lol the guy is a 23 year old on a 20g pace in the NHL while playing 3rd line minutes and you're relegating him to the AHL he's on the midnight train to baertschi land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 minute ago, NewbieCanuckFan said: OT (and it doesn't deserve it's own thread)......but I thought the following was kind of funny: Panarin showing some of that jake like immaturity. Maybe a change of scenery would be good for both teams. To nyr Virtanen Conditional 5th To van Panarin 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Am.Ironman Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 1 minute ago, tas said: he's on the midnight train to baertschi land. that's laughable.. you don't score 20g in the NHL at 23 then get sent to the A. He will get traded before that happens 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 6 minutes ago, nux_win said: Tyler Motte is a great example of this. Nobody is talking about leaving him off the team despite his points totals. Go Canucks Go! Motte looked terrible against Winnipeg. I thoguht the point was to win games, not ice the hardest working team to lose a series 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, nux_win said: Tyler Motte is a great example of this. Nobody is talking about leaving him off the team despite his points totals. Go Canucks Go! Markstrom doesn't get many points either. I'd say it is because certain players fit certain roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracksuit Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Virtanen adds more than garbage sutter. An out if shape JV is still quicker than 3/4 of the team. Doesn’t matter they need to come up with some scape goat BS to let young talented players go because the management has capped out on soft veteran “leaders” that have done nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Tracksuit said: Virtanen adds more than garbage sutter. An out if shape JV is still quicker than 3/4 of the team. Doesn’t matter they need to come up with some scape goat BS to let young talented players go because the management has capped out on soft veteran “leaders” that have done nothing. I wouldn't necessarily call Sutter garbage but Jake certainly adds a dimension to the roster that, unless Ferland can find his old form, is basically totally missing. Jake isn't consistent of course, but his ability has to be respected by opponents. I really think that having Jake in as the 13th forward would make a lot of sense. Green can still ice the 12 forwards he trusts the most and roll in Jake whenever appropriate. Unlike rolling in MacEwen or Eriksson, Jake's speed and ability to hit would require a significant adjustment from Minnesota. He's not as safe a player as Eriksson and not as big as MacEwen, but he seems like he would be a handful for Minnesota to handle. Was just notified that 13th forward rule might have just been for exhibition so disregard if that's the case... sigh. Edited July 31, 2020 by EternalCanuckFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Tracksuit said: Virtanen adds more than garbage sutter. An out if shape JV is still quicker than 3/4 of the team. Doesn’t matter they need to come up with some scape goat BS to let young talented players go because the management has capped out on soft veteran “leaders” that have done nothing. I agree with your take on Jake, but not so much in the bolded. Veteran leadership is critical to a young group........had Sutter stayed healthy he would have been a key part of the development of the youth. In Regards to Virtanen, it makes me think of the "relationship advice needed" thread in the off topic forum about a month ago. The thread creator was lamenting on what to do about a gf who he cared about, but had things he had concerns about. His course of action was that he was trying to change her behaviour and pesonality and it wasn't working out. I feel they are doing the same with Jake, they are trying to change who he is as a player instead of letting him be who he is. You can develop skills and even a work ethic to a degree, but a players personality is who that player is. He's progressing nicely, putting up better numbers every year and he looks like he'll grow into a solid 25 goal, 50 point player who can hit, skate and steal pucks frm opposing players. Not every player can fit into the same box, a team is made up of many diffrent personalities. They either have to stop trying to force Jake into being someone he's not or they have to cut him loose so he can be successful elsewhere. Edited July 31, 2020 by stawns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mll Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 3 minutes ago, EternalCanuckFan said: I wouldn't necessarily call Sutter garbage but Jake certainly adds a dimension to the roster that, unless Ferland can find his old form, is basically totally missing. Jake isn't consistent of course, but his ability has to be respected by opponents. I really think that having Jake in as the 13th forward would make a lot of sense. Green can still ice the 12 forwards he trusts the most and roll in Jake whenever appropriate. Unlike rolling in MacEwen or Eriksson, Jake's speed and ability to hit would require a significant adjustment from Minnesota. He's not as safe a player as Eriksson and not as big as MacEwen, but he seems like he would be a handful for Minnesota to handle. The 13F + 7D was a one off for the exhibition game only. It's now back to 18 skaters max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stawns Posted July 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2020 4 minutes ago, EternalCanuckFan said: I wouldn't necessarily call Sutter garbage but Jake certainly adds a dimension to the roster that, unless Ferland can find his old form, is basically totally missing. Jake isn't consistent of course, but his ability has to be respected by opponents. I really think that having Jake in as the 13th forward would make a lot of sense. Green can still ice the 12 forwards he trusts the most and roll in Jake whenever appropriate. Unlike rolling in MacEwen or Eriksson, Jake's speed and ability to hit would require a significant adjustment from Minnesota. He's not as safe a player as Eriksson and not as big as MacEwen, but he seems like he would be a handful for Minnesota to handle. Was just notified that 13th forward rule might have just been for exhibition so disregard if that's the case... sigh. how anyone thinks that a guy who was on pace for 23 goals, 43 points, was 4th on the team in hits, 4th on the team in takeaways, 1st on the team in gwg, but 17th on the team in ice time should be the 13th fwd is mind boggling to me. 2 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedinyoureyesontheprize Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) Certain figures in the Vancouver media reporting on Canucks have resorted to exaggerating two little comments Green made and a healthy scratch as the end of the relationship between Jv & Canucks. I read some of the articles and it’s not surprising to see that these writers use only examples of situations that supports their narrative but don’t cover comments or situations in favour of JV. This is just trash media reporting, and disgraceful TBH. Edited July 31, 2020 by Setyoureyesontheprize 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 15 minutes ago, Setyoureyesontheprize said: Certain figures in the Vancouver media reporting on Canucks have resorted to exaggerating two little comments Green made and a healthy scratch as the end of the relationship between Jv & Canucks. I read some of the articles and it’s not surprising to see that these writers use only examples of situations that supports their narrative but don’t cover comments or situations in favour of JV. This is just trash media reporting, and disgraceful TBH. Sounds like certain CDC members and all of HFBoards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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